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Recognised as Colour

#720CA6

  • #720CA6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#720CA6 is a violet with RGB values 114, 12, 166 and HSL 280°, 87%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#720CA6#720CA6
HEX#720CA6
RGBrgb(114, 12, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.0471, 0.651
RGB percentages44.7%, 4.7%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(279.7, 86.5%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.7, 92.8%, 65.1%)
CMYK31.3%, 92.8%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,474,342
CSS custom property--colour: #720CA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.06:1
Contrast with white9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#8DF359

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0045AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6A3D61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.1Indigo · ΔE 15.3Dark magenta · ΔE 19.6Dark violet · ΔE 20.8Blue violet · ΔE 21.6Purple · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40A60C
Analogous#250CA6, #A60C8D
Triadic#A6720C, #0CA672
Split complementary#8DA60C, #0CA625
Tetradic#A6250C, #40A60C, #0C8DA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D188F6
Lighter +30%#BF58F3
Lighter +20%#AC29EF
Lighter +10%#930FD6
Darker −10%#510976
Darker −20%#310547
Darker −30%#100217
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7600B2
Less saturated −25%#6B2290

Channel breakdown

R114
G12
B166
Red114 (44.7%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue279.74°
Saturation (HSL)86.52%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 0C · B A6

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